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Written question asked by Philip Boswell (Scottish National Party) on Wednesday, 16 December 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 5 January 2016. It was answered by Nick Boles (Conservative) on Tuesday, 12 January 2016 on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.


Apprentices

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 19 October 2015 to Question 11065, how many of the 2 million apprenticeships created in the last Parliament were in the (a) retail, (b) skilled labour and (c) construction sector.

Answer

Apprenticeships are categorised according to the Sector Subject Area of the Apprenticeship. Table 1 shows Apprenticeship starts between 1 May 2010 and 30 April 2015 by Sector Subject Area.

There is no Sector Subject Area for skilled labour.

Table 1: Apprenticeship Starts by Sector Subject between May 2010 and April 2015



Sector Subject Area

Total starts May 2010 to April 2015

Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Care

35,900



Arts, Media and Publishing

6,100



Business, Administration and Law

712,200



Construction, Planning and the Built Environment

85,500



Education and Training

30,300



Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies

324,800



Health, Public Services and Care

538,300



Information and Communication Technology

79,000



Languages, Literature and Culture

-



Leisure, Travel and Tourism

81,900



Preparation for Life and Work

-



Retail and Commercial Enterprise

482,300



Science and Mathematics

1,400



Unknown

-



Total

2,377,500



Notes:




1) Source is the Individualised Learner Record

2) Figures are rounded to the nearest 100.

3) "-" represents a base value less than 50.

4) Q4 2009/10 covers May 2010 to July 2010; Q1-3 2014/15 covers August 2014 to April 2015; 2010/11, 2011/12, 2012/13 and 2013/14 academic years cover August to July.


Secondary information

Type
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Reference
20474
Session
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Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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